Locking assembly for vehicle fuse box

A fuse box assembly for a vehicle comprising:

• a fuse box base;
• a fuse box cover movably connected to the fuse box base between a first position and a second position, the fuse box cover being connected to the fuse box base in the first position and removable from the fuse box base in the second position;
• a projection extending outwardly from a wall of the fuse box base, an opening being disposed in the projection, the opening being defined by a tab of the projection and the wall of the base, a protrusion protruding inwardly from the projection toward the fuse box base to define a gap between the protrusion and an outer surface of the fuse box base;
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• a locking member received by the opening in the projection when the fuse box cover is in the first position and the locking member being removable from the opening in the projection when the fuse box cover is in the second position,
• the fuse box cover being configured to rotate about a pivot axis passing through the locking member to move between the first and second positions, the pivot axis being spaced from and extending between the wall of the base and the tab of the projection when the cover is connected to the base when viewed in a direction parallel to the pivot axis.

A locking assembly for a fuse box of a vehicle comprising:

• a base, the base including a projection extending outwardly from a wall of the base, an opening being disposed in the projection, the opening being defined by a tab of the projection and the wall of the base;
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• a cover configured to be removably connected to the base, the cover including a locking member configured to be received by the opening in the projection when the cover is connected to the base,
• the cover being configured to rotate about a pivot axis passing through the locking member to disengage the locking member from the opening in the projection to remove the cover from the base, the pivot axis being spaced from and extending between the wall of the base and the tab of the projection when the cover is connected to the base when viewed in a direction parallel to the pivot axis,
• the locking member including first and second tabs extending outwardly from the cover and a post extending between the first and second tabs, the pivot axis passing through the post, and
• the locking member including a hook extending from the post, the hook engaging the projection when the cover is connected to the base.